Known as ‘The Father of Science Fiction’, Herbert George Wells’ writing career spanned over 60 years. He was a writer of novels, short stories, nonfiction books and articles. As a young man, Wells won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in London, sparking his infamous vocation as a science fiction writer. Introduced by film director and H. G. Wells fanboy Eli Roth, this collection features unabridged recordings of the novels performed by Hugh Bonneville, Jason Isaacs, Sophie Okonedo, David Tennant and Alexander Vlahos.

5 out of 5 stars

Horrifying

By
Simon S.
on
25-04-19

True West

By:
Sam Shepard

Narrated by:
Kit Harington,
Johnny Flynn

Length: 1 hr and 27 mins

Original Recording

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
24

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
22

Story

4 out of 5 stars
22

Kit Harington (Games of Thrones) and Johnny Flynn (Beast) smolder and burn as sparring brothers in Sam Shepard’s darkly comic 1980 drama. The live theatre production of True West was performed at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, United Kingdom, in 2019. It was produced by Joseph Smith and John Brant for Smith & Brant Theatricals and James Bierman for Empire Street Productions.

4 out of 5 stars

Family feud with grit and wit.

By
Lauren Fletcher
on
16-04-19

Six Tudor Queens: Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen

By:
Alison Weir

Narrated by:
Maggie Mash

Length: 27 hrs and 43 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
202

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
189

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
189

The lives of Henry VIII's queens make for dramatic stories, and Alison Weir writes a series of novels that offer insights into the real lives of the six wives based on extensive research and new theories. In all the romancing, has anyone regarded the evidence that Anne Boleyn did not love Henry VIII? Or that Prince Arthur, Katherine of Aragon's first husband, who is said to have loved her, in fact cared so little for her that he willed his personal effects to his sister?

5 out of 5 stars

Fabulous

By
Erica Oliver
on
14-11-16

The Anne of Green Gables Collection

Anne Shirley Books 1-6 and Avonlea Short Stories

By:
L. M. Montgomery

Narrated by:
Susie Berneis,
Tara Ward

Length: 73 hrs and 19 mins

Unabridged

Overall

3.5 out of 5 stars
12

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
11

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
12

Fans of L. M. Montgomery's Anne Shirley rejoice! Collected here are six of the original Anne Shirley books in the order they were published. This collection includes Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne's House of Dreams, Rainbow Valley, and Rilla of Ingleside. Published between 1908 and 1921, these heartwarming tales of hidden hopes and cherished dreams will enchant fans and new listeners alike.

2 out of 5 stars

expected better

By
Meg Pajak
on
20-12-18

Tarka the Otter

By:
Henry Williamson

Narrated by:
Michael Maloney

Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
31

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
25

Story

5 out of 5 stars
25

This is the tale of Tarka the Otter's growth to adulthood in the country of the Two Rivers. It is also the story of his life in the wild and how he is hunted by his enemy, the great hound Deadlock.

5 out of 5 stars

beautiful, classic literature

By
Fleur
on
03-02-18

The Grotlyn

By:
Benji Davies

Narrated by:
Peter Capaldi

Length: 4 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
5

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
5

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
5

What is the mysterious Grotlyn? What sort of creature could it be, scuttling across the town, frightening everyone in its path? And why has it stolen PC Vickers' knickers?A mysterious rhyming tale about things that go bump in the night for ages four and up, from picture book superstar Benji Davies, winner of Oscar's First Book Prize 2014 and Sainsbury's Children's Book of the Year 2015. Perfect for fans of Oliver Jeffers and Jon Klassen.

Known as ‘The Father of Science Fiction’, Herbert George Wells’ writing career spanned over 60 years. He was a writer of novels, short stories, nonfiction books and articles. As a young man, Wells won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in London, sparking his infamous vocation as a science fiction writer. Introduced by film director and H. G. Wells fanboy Eli Roth, this collection features unabridged recordings of the novels performed by Hugh Bonneville, Jason Isaacs, Sophie Okonedo, David Tennant and Alexander Vlahos.

5 out of 5 stars

Horrifying

By
Simon S.
on
25-04-19

True West

By:
Sam Shepard

Narrated by:
Kit Harington,
Johnny Flynn

Length: 1 hr and 27 mins

Original Recording

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
24

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
22

Story

4 out of 5 stars
22

Kit Harington (Games of Thrones) and Johnny Flynn (Beast) smolder and burn as sparring brothers in Sam Shepard’s darkly comic 1980 drama. The live theatre production of True West was performed at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, United Kingdom, in 2019. It was produced by Joseph Smith and John Brant for Smith & Brant Theatricals and James Bierman for Empire Street Productions.

4 out of 5 stars

Family feud with grit and wit.

By
Lauren Fletcher
on
16-04-19

Six Tudor Queens: Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen

By:
Alison Weir

Narrated by:
Maggie Mash

Length: 27 hrs and 43 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
202

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
189

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
189

The lives of Henry VIII's queens make for dramatic stories, and Alison Weir writes a series of novels that offer insights into the real lives of the six wives based on extensive research and new theories. In all the romancing, has anyone regarded the evidence that Anne Boleyn did not love Henry VIII? Or that Prince Arthur, Katherine of Aragon's first husband, who is said to have loved her, in fact cared so little for her that he willed his personal effects to his sister?

5 out of 5 stars

Fabulous

By
Erica Oliver
on
14-11-16

The Anne of Green Gables Collection

Anne Shirley Books 1-6 and Avonlea Short Stories

By:
L. M. Montgomery

Narrated by:
Susie Berneis,
Tara Ward

Length: 73 hrs and 19 mins

Unabridged

Overall

3.5 out of 5 stars
12

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
11

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
12

Fans of L. M. Montgomery's Anne Shirley rejoice! Collected here are six of the original Anne Shirley books in the order they were published. This collection includes Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne's House of Dreams, Rainbow Valley, and Rilla of Ingleside. Published between 1908 and 1921, these heartwarming tales of hidden hopes and cherished dreams will enchant fans and new listeners alike.

2 out of 5 stars

expected better

By
Meg Pajak
on
20-12-18

Tarka the Otter

By:
Henry Williamson

Narrated by:
Michael Maloney

Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
31

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
25

Story

5 out of 5 stars
25

This is the tale of Tarka the Otter's growth to adulthood in the country of the Two Rivers. It is also the story of his life in the wild and how he is hunted by his enemy, the great hound Deadlock.

5 out of 5 stars

beautiful, classic literature

By
Fleur
on
03-02-18

The Grotlyn

By:
Benji Davies

Narrated by:
Peter Capaldi

Length: 4 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
5

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
5

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
5

What is the mysterious Grotlyn? What sort of creature could it be, scuttling across the town, frightening everyone in its path? And why has it stolen PC Vickers' knickers?A mysterious rhyming tale about things that go bump in the night for ages four and up, from picture book superstar Benji Davies, winner of Oscar's First Book Prize 2014 and Sainsbury's Children's Book of the Year 2015. Perfect for fans of Oliver Jeffers and Jon Klassen.

5 out of 5 stars

Lovely story!

By
Vicki Stewart
on
30-08-18

Anno Dracula

Book 1

By:
Kim Newman

Narrated by:
William Gaminara

Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
515

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
394

Story

4 out of 5 stars
392

With the versatile voice talent of William Gaminara, acclaimed novelist Kim Newman explores the darkest depths of a reinvented Victorian London. It is 1888, and Queen Victoria has remarried, taking as her new consort the Wallachian Prince infamously known as Count Dracula. Peppered with familiar characters from Victorian history and fiction, the novel tells the story of vampire Geneviève Dieudonné and British spy Charles Beauregard as they strive to solve the mystery of the Ripper murders.

4 out of 5 stars

Jack the Ripper meets Vlad the Impaler

By
Sara
on
15-02-12

The Animals of Farthing Wood

By:
Colin Dann

Narrated by:
Paul Whitehouse,
Esther Coles

Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
88

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
73

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
72

Farthing Wood is being bulldozed and a drought means the animals no longer have anywhere to live or drink. Fox, Badger, Toad, Tawny Owl, Mole and the other animals band together and leave their ancestral home and set off to move to a far-away nature reserve. Their journey is full of adventure and fraught with disasters: a fire, a storm, a treacherous river crossing and a hunt. The animals must unite in adversity and in doing so they learn about each other’s habits and limitations.

Little Women itself “has been read as a romance or as a quest, or both. It has been read as a family drama that validates virtue over wealth.”
Little Women has been read “as a means of escaping that life by women who knew its gender constraints only too well.” Alcott “combines many conventions of the sentimental novel with crucial ingredients of Romantic children's fiction, creating a new form of which
Little Women is a unique model.”

3 out of 5 stars

You get what you pay for...

By
Ruthie
on
24-03-14

The Wind in the Willows

By:
Kenneth Grahame

Narrated by:
Michael Hordern

Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
485

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
406

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
407

Here is a timeless tale of waterside Britain that has been loved by generations of children and acclaimed as a classic. The story of Mole, Ratty, Badger, and Toad, and their escapades, whether messing about on the river or poop-pooping in Toad's shiny new car, cannot fail to enchant.

5 out of 5 stars

Great performance

By
Annika
on
02-01-14

Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds: The Musical Drama

An Audible Original Drama

By:
H. G. Wells,
Jeff Wayne

Narrated by:
Michael Sheen,
Taron Egerton,
Theo James,
and others

Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins

Original Recording

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,572

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
2,405

Story

5 out of 5 stars
2,391

One of the world’s most recognisable sci-fi stories, H. G. Wells’ The War of The Worlds established numerous conventions for the genre, including the threat of an invasive extraterrestrial species, space travel and intergalactic conflict, inspiring directors, gamers, producers and writers alike with its sobering story of struggle and survival. Marrying the suspense, drama and urgency of Wells’ original novel with Jeff Wayne’s rousing and flamboyant score, Audible’s new and exclusive dramatisation uses action, narration, original music and evocative sound design to immerse listeners in a world that’s as thrilling as it is desolate.

5 out of 5 stars

Stunning Interpretation of Jeff Wayne's Classic!

By
Simon
on
29-11-18

The Plantagenets: The Kings Who Made England

By:
Dan Jones

Narrated by:
Dan Jones

Length: 22 hrs and 7 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
6

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
5

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
5

England’s greatest royal dynasty, the Plantagenets, ruled over England through eight generations of kings. Their remarkable reign saw England emerge from the Dark Ages to become a highly organised kingdom that spanned a vast expanse of Europe. Plantagenet rule saw the establishment of laws and creation of artworks, monuments and tombs which survive to this day, and continue to speak of their sophistication, brutality and secrets. Dan Jones brings you a new vision of this battle-scarred history.

Alien III

An Audible Original Drama

By:
William Gibson

Narrated by:
Tom Alexander,
Barbara Barnes,
Michael Biehn,
and others

Length: Not Yet Known

Original Recording

Overall

0 out of 5 stars
0

Performance

0 out of 5 stars
0

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0 out of 5 stars
0

Father of cyberpunk, William Gibson’s original script for Alien III, written in 1987 as a sequel to Aliens, never made it to our screens, although it went on to achieve cult status among fans as the third instalment that might have been after being leaked online. This terrifying, cinematic multicast dramatisation - directed by the multi award-winning Dirk Maggs, is the chance to experience William Gibson’s untold story and its terrifying, claustrophobic and dark encounters between humans and aliens, as a completely immersive audio experience.

Our Mutual Friend

The Dickens Collection: An Audible Exclusive Series

By:
Charles Dickens,
Lucinda Hawksley - introduction

Narrated by:
Meera Syal,
Lucinda Hawksley - introduction

Length: 34 hrs and 57 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
47

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
43

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
43

Full of both satire and social analysis, Our Mutual Friend looks at what could happen in Victorian England when a fortune passes to a working-class couple. The audiobook will enchant the listener with its larger-than-life characters, its poignant depiction of social injustice and the singular seed of hope with which Dickens hints at the possibility of a better tomorrow.

5 out of 5 stars

Our mutual friend

By
Mrs Judith C Schott
on
01-05-18

Diary of a Young Girl

By:
Anne Frank

Narrated by:
Helena Bonham Carter

Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,091

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
969

Story

5 out of 5 stars
967

In Amsterdam, in the summer of 1942, the Nazis forced teenager Anne Frank and her family into hiding. For over two years, they, another family and a German dentist lived in a 'secret annexe', fearing discovery. All that time, Anne kept a diary.An intimate record of tension and struggle, adolescence and confinement, anger and heartbreak, Anne Frank's diary is one of those unique documents, famed throughout the world.It portrays innocence and humanity, suffering and survival in the starkest and most moving terms.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent book and a must read for any modern teenager

By
lizzi
on
14-05-16

To Kill a Mockingbird

By:
Harper Lee

Narrated by:
Sissy Spacek

Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,528

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
3,229

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,225

'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.' A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South of the '30s.

5 out of 5 stars

One of the greats.

By
Simon
on
05-10-15

The Hoarder

By:
Jess Kidd

Narrated by:
Aoife McMahon

Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
622

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
565

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
564

Maud Drennan - underpaid carer and unintentional psychic - is the latest in a long line of dogsbodies for the ancient, belligerent Cathal Flood. Yet despite her best efforts, Maud is drawn into the mysteries concealed in his filthy, once-grand home. She realises that Cathal, and the junk-filled rooms, are opening up to her. With only her landlady and a troop of sarcastic ghostly saints to help, Maud must uncover what lies beneath Cathal's decades-old hostility and the strange activities of the house itself.

5 out of 5 stars

Beautifully written, beautifully read Irish novel

By
Amazon Customer
on
11-03-18

The Call of the Wild

By:
Jack London

Narrated by:
Pablo Schreiber

Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
10

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
10

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
10

Rediscover one of literature’s most beloved classics, richly reissued in a pivotal new audio recording. Emmy and Tony Award-nominated actor Pablo Schreiber (The Wire, Orange Is the New Black) delivers a stirring performance of Jack London’s fierce yet tender tale of loyalty between man and beast, told from the point of view of a dog.

4 out of 5 stars

Just a Shaggy Dog Story?

By
Simon
on
06-08-18

Summary

One of the most beloved novels of our time, Watership Down is an epic journey, a stirring tale of adventure, courage, and survival.

Fiver could sense danger. Something terrible was going to happen to the warren; he felt sure of it. They had to leave immediately. So begins a long and perilous journey of survival for a small band of rabbits.

As the rabbits skirt danger at every turn, we become acquainted with the band, its humorous characters, and its compelling culture, complete with its own folk history and mythos. Fiver’s vision finally leads them to Watership Down, an upland meadow. But here they face their most difficult challenges of all.

A stirring epic of courage and survival against the odds, Watership Down has become a beloved classic for all ages. Both an exciting adventure story and an involving allegory about freedom, ethics, and human nature, it has delighted generations with its unique and charming world, winning many awards and being adapted to film, television, and theater.

Fantastic and comforting

As great an audio book as you could ever ask for. Peter Capaldi does a wonderful job - aptly using his acting abilities to their best. He brings each character to life and his deep voice is very comforting and positively silken to listen to. I'm not sure why you'd ever need a different version :)

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5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

Deborah

09-05-19

Fantastic!

You already know you love the book; now Peter Capaldi brings it to stunning, unadulterated life.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

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5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

Adrien

23-05-19

A Whimsical Tale with an Excellent Narrator

This version of Watership Down is told exceptionally well by Peter Capaldi. A great story all the way through.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Overall

5 out of 5 stars

Performance

4 out of 5 stars

Story

5 out of 5 stars

Becca

19-05-19

Capaldi is FANTASTIC; tech editing, not as much

Watership Down has been one of my favorite books since my childhood. I have often sought it out on Audible, but it was only there in foreign languages. Imagine, then, my utter delight when I searched one day and discovered it, unabridged, in English! It was released that very same day in fact, and even better, Peter Capaldi was the narrator! (If you are a Whovian as I am, and one who thoroughly enjoyed Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor as I did, you may have some inkling of my sheer excitement over this discovery. 😁)

Capaldi does an amazing job with the voices of the different characters. I had no idea his voice acting skills were so diverse and well-developed - what a delightful surprise as I listened! I admit, the choice of tone for some (Pipkin and the mouse, for example, though Kehaar was spot-on) were not quite how I always heard them inwardly as I read the book, but they worked, and more importantly, all the character voices were consistent throughout the book. There was great emotion in the telling and made it a riveting story to listen to, which I did with great pleasure.

However, there is one particular technical issue which I could not overlook. I have worked as an audiobook technical editor before, working on long novels of a similar length. I know how time-consuming and detailed this work often can be, so I generally don't get TOO picky, particularly when the narrator does a terrific job, as Capaldi did. The issue I have here is that in at least three separate places (chapter 12, chapter 13 or 14, and again much later somewhere around chapter 23 or so - couldn't see it at that time), the tech editor missed a splice, resulting in a repetition of lines. The listener thus heard Capaldi read the line, then read it again exactly the same a second time. Now, I used to do this in my own editing as a bookmark to ensure I had enough audio to seamlessly blend tracks from separate recording sessions, matching tone, volume, inflection, etc. The trick was to remember to go back to the bookmarks and listen to the entire sequence, removing one of the duplicate crossover lines. It almost sounded to me like someone removed the bookmarks and forgot to check the final edit of tracks. Once, that's an "oopsie" and life goes on. This happened clearly and distinctly on three occasions, however - though I give credit to the tech editor in that even with this, the actual track playback contained no obvious cuts or changes in ambient noise. (Well done!)

Other than that one issue, my only other note would be regarding the use of Lapine terminology without references. In the book, the first use of a Lapine work was often footnoted for the reader with the English translation. This was not done here. Narrating footnotes can be difficult, though I think this could be worked around by including a downloadable supplemental material upon purchase, consisting of a Lapine-English glossary. Many audiobooks I have purchased do similar things with worksheets or diagrams, or even full workbooks, so this would be no challenge that I can see, and it might make it easier for the listener to know right away what/who "Inlé" and then "fu-Inlé" might be, or "silflay" or "hraka" and the like. Contextually, the meaning becomes somewhat understood, but it is not so clear that a word like "embleer" has a more crude meaning than it is generally used in the book (until the end - I do love Bigwig's comment to the General). Not to mention the names of the rabbits, particularly the does. Capaldi speaks them casually and confidently and well, but I know how they are spelled and it rang true. For a first time listener, though, it might almost sound like he spoke with marbles in his mouth. If I recall correctly, one of the copies of this book that I own also has what amounts to a "Cast of Characters" page, listing the rabbits and their originating warrens/locations. That too could be a useful supplemental download, as would the map of where the Down and the Nuthanger and Efrafa were located in relation to each other.

These are merely suggestions intended to aid the new listener who is unfamiliar with this wonderful book. I highly recommend reading the print copy as well. Capaldi did a superb job bringing this story and these characters to life, and I can say with certainty that tech "oopsie" edits and all aside, I will be listening to this more than once in the future. Bravo! Highly recommended to all! ❤️

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

Story

5 out of 5 stars

Harriet

22-05-19

You're Never Too Old for this Story!

I loved this book!
It's not like any children's book I ever read. It's wholesome, but mature.
It keeps you interested and waiting for more. You will fall in love with the characters and cry at the ending.
Thank you, Mr. Adams

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5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

Alethea Witter

21-05-19

Great book, wonderful performance.

First read the book in high school (1979). Loved it then and now on audible...it was wonderful. I had a peaceful feeling in the end. I definitely recommend it.

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5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

k

18-05-19

Excellent book, most excellent narrator!

Listening to an audiobook that is 17.5 hours long could be tedious but there's nothing tedious at all when you're listening to a book as excellent as "Watership Down" being read by the most excellent Peter Capaldi.

Mr. Capaldi's voice acting is a treat to listen to, and lends the perfect tone and emotion to this gem of a book. If you couldn't get enough of the irrepressible Kehaar, who Mr. Capaldi brought to life in the Netflix animated series, this audiobook will definitely satisfy and entertain you, as he gives voice to the narrator and all of the characters!

Let's hope Mr. Capaldi reads us more audiobooks to love and enjoy.

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5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

Charlie Seon

17-05-19

excellent and classic

An excellent performance by Peter Capaldi of a lovely and classic story that tickles the fancy and imagination.

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